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League Analysis

Luck Lab

How often each team’s real weekly scores would have produced wins, seeds, playoff berths, and titles under 10,000 alternate schedules.

Each trial keeps every weekly score fixed, redraws the regular-season schedule, applies ESPN's points-for tiebreaker, and replays that season's playoff format. Alternate-schedule title rate is the share of those schedule worlds won by each owner; it is not a predictive betting probability.

From 2008–2010, eight of ten teams made the playoffs. Schedule order therefore had less effect on postseason qualification than it did in later seasons.

Career: Alternate-Schedule Titles vs. Actual

Alternate-schedule title equity sums each owner's season rates. Title delta is actual championships minus that schedule-neutral benchmark.

OwnerSeasonsAlt.-Schedule TitlesActual TitlesTitle Delta
Vinny160.712+1.29
Mike130.630-0.63
Marco180.590-0.59
Vose90.421+0.58
Randy91.502+0.50
Worm50.430-0.43
Jack182.322-0.32
Pat181.311-0.31
Pookie100.250-0.25
Ian60.240-0.24
Chester150.771+0.23
Brent80.781+0.22
Matt182.202-0.20
Joe182.833+0.17
Nate111.121-0.12
Shaun181.912+0.09

Best Misses & Long-Shot Champions

The highest alternate-schedule title rates among non-champions and the lowest rates among champions.

Highest Title Odds, No Championship

Highest simulated title odds among seasons that didn't end in a championship.

#OwnerTitle OddsSeasonActual Finish
1Joe57.9%2009Runner-Up
2Mike50.7%2014Runner-Up
3Joe39.6%2012Playoffs (eliminated)
4Shaun39.5%2023Runner-Up
5Marco32.1%2021Playoffs (eliminated)
6Pat31.6%2010Playoffs (eliminated)
7Brent30.9%2014Playoffs (eliminated)
8Joe30.3%2008Runner-Up
9Matt29.8%2013Playoffs (eliminated)
10Randy28.5%2021Playoffs (eliminated)

Lowest-Odds Champions

Championship seasons with the lowest simulated title odds.

#OwnerTitle OddsSeasonActual Finish
1Joe4.1%2014Champion
2Brent18.1%2013Champion
3Joe19.4%2021Champion
4Vinny19.6%2012Champion
5Chester25.1%2022Champion
6Shaun29.0%2009Champion
7Vose31.2%2008Champion
8Vinny40.0%2010Champion
9Randy48.5%2024Champion
10Jack48.6%2025Champion

Season by Season

Worst-record odds estimate the chance of finishing last in the regular season. The Mundane Randy consolation bracket is not simulated.

202512 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
JackChampion48.6%48.6%98.1%0.0%9.910+0.12.11+1.1
Matt28.2%84.6%95.9%<0.1%9.29-0.22.83-0.2
Shaun22.7%27.5%73.1%<0.1%7.67-0.65.46-0.6
Marco0.4%26.7%78.7%0.3%8.110+1.94.92+2.9
Randy<0.1%<0.1%2.6%37.9%4.29+4.810.65+5.6
Chester<0.1%7.2%63.3%0.8%7.26-1.25.87-1.2
Joe0.0%1.3%25.5%0.7%6.45-1.47.610-2.4
Nate0.0%<0.1%12.8%3.8%5.86+0.28.69-0.4
Pat0.0%0.0%2.8%37.8%4.63-1.610.612-1.4
Pookie0.0%4.0%95.4%0.0%9.39-0.33.04-1.0
Vinny0.0%<0.1%48.4%0.8%7.06-1.06.58-1.5
WormMundane Randy0.0%<0.1%3.4%17.8%4.74-0.710.111-0.9
202412 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
RandyChampion48.5%70.8%99.0%0.0%10.28-2.21.94-2.1
Worm20.1%20.2%98.0%0.0%9.310+0.73.01+2.0
Chester18.1%18.1%97.7%0.0%9.78-1.72.55-2.5
Jack11.0%61.0%61.0%0.8%7.05-2.06.19-2.9
Marco2.0%2.0%7.3%9.3%5.34-1.39.412-2.6
Vinny0.3%0.9%72.5%0.2%7.610+2.45.42+3.4
Pat<0.1%20.8%81.7%0.3%7.88+0.24.96-1.1
Joe0.0%<0.1%0.2%53.0%3.86+2.211.28+3.2
Matt0.0%6.1%23.5%1.9%6.26-0.27.77+0.7
NateMundane Randy0.0%0.0%6.8%7.2%5.34-1.39.211-1.8
Pookie0.0%<0.1%47.5%2.7%6.810+3.26.73+3.7
Shaun0.0%0.0%4.6%24.8%5.05+0.010.110+0.1
202312 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
MattChampion60.3%60.3%96.4%<0.1%9.510+0.52.61+1.6
Shaun39.5%91.8%98.9%0.0%9.99-0.91.92-0.1
Joe0.1%33.2%96.4%0.0%9.18-1.13.15-1.9
Randy<0.1%1.5%18.7%3.8%6.06+0.08.48+0.4
Chester<0.1%5.3%76.1%0.3%7.78+0.35.16-0.9
NateMundane Randy<0.1%0.4%8.6%2.5%5.76+0.39.09+0.0
Jack0.0%1.4%66.3%0.3%7.36-1.35.87-1.2
Marco0.0%<0.1%4.4%12.4%4.96+1.110.110+0.1
Pat0.0%0.6%51.0%0.7%6.99+2.16.53+3.5
Pookie0.0%<0.1%0.1%77.8%3.32-1.311.712-0.3
Vinny0.0%5.5%44.3%1.1%7.09+2.06.84+2.8
Worm0.0%0.0%38.8%1.1%6.65-1.67.111-3.9
202212 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Pat25.9%31.4%96.3%<0.1%9.510+0.52.53-0.5
ChesterChampion25.1%51.0%51.0%1.1%7.07-0.06.56+0.5
Worm22.4%22.4%59.3%0.8%6.99+2.16.14+2.1
Jack11.7%12.5%49.4%2.4%6.67+0.46.75+1.7
Nate8.8%9.8%23.7%2.8%6.35-1.38.09-1.0
Pookie5.3%63.7%99.7%0.0%10.411+0.61.51+0.5
Vinny0.8%0.8%9.7%12.4%5.35-0.39.410-0.6
Joe0.0%<0.1%2.6%39.6%4.65+0.410.711-0.3
Marco0.0%6.9%47.0%0.6%7.15-2.16.68-1.4
Matt0.0%1.1%88.7%0.2%8.511+2.53.82+1.8
Randy0.0%0.3%2.2%39.8%4.33-1.310.812-1.2
ShaunMundane Randy0.0%0.0%70.3%0.4%7.56-1.55.57-1.5
202112 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Marco32.1%33.3%92.1%<0.1%8.711+2.33.41+2.4
Randy28.5%39.1%91.0%<0.1%8.57-1.53.65-1.4
JoeChampion19.4%43.1%47.0%0.8%7.110+2.96.52+4.5
Jack8.5%8.5%98.0%0.0%9.59-0.52.13-0.9
Shaun6.1%19.0%36.6%1.6%6.56-0.57.27+0.2
Chester4.8%34.8%79.1%0.2%8.28-0.24.74+0.7
Nate0.5%0.9%88.4%<0.1%8.46-2.44.16-1.9
Worm<0.1%21.1%45.0%1.0%7.36-1.36.78-1.3
Matt0.0%<0.1%0.4%53.0%4.16+1.911.210+1.2
Pat0.0%0.0%11.9%1.0%6.15-1.18.311-2.7
PookieMundane Randy0.0%0.0%7.1%15.3%5.06+1.09.89+0.8
Vinny0.0%0.2%3.4%27.0%4.64-0.610.412-1.6
202012 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
ShaunChampion60.4%60.5%75.6%0.3%6.97+0.14.95-0.1
Marco14.0%29.6%88.6%0.2%7.99+1.13.32+1.3
Nate7.3%23.6%51.3%3.9%6.36-0.36.57-0.5
Randy6.6%12.2%99.1%0.0%9.010+1.01.61+0.6
Matt4.0%11.6%35.8%3.1%6.38+1.77.43+4.4
Jack2.7%6.6%8.8%45.3%4.74-0.710.412-1.6
Pat2.6%22.0%31.7%7.4%6.18+1.97.84+3.8
Vinny1.6%8.8%58.7%1.6%6.75-1.75.99-3.1
JoeMundane Randy0.5%1.2%58.4%1.5%6.66-0.66.08-2.0
Pookie0.3%0.3%41.3%5.9%6.34-2.37.111-3.9
Chester0.0%23.6%43.2%2.9%6.34-2.36.910-3.1
Mike0.0%0.0%7.5%27.8%4.97+2.110.16+4.1
201912 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
MattChampion67.3%92.9%99.7%0.0%9.79-0.71.41+0.4
Pookie19.7%19.7%84.5%<0.1%7.79+1.34.02+2.0
Joe7.8%8.2%34.6%1.3%6.35-1.37.410-2.6
Jack2.5%37.4%85.7%<0.1%7.96-1.93.76-2.3
Vinny2.1%2.2%54.1%0.4%6.86-0.86.28-1.8
Pat0.4%6.8%65.0%0.2%6.99+2.15.64+1.6
Shaun0.2%0.2%20.9%0.9%6.07+1.08.15+3.1
ChesterMundane Randy0.0%0.0%38.5%0.5%6.26-0.27.17+0.1
Marco0.0%0.0%<0.1%78.2%2.83+0.211.712-0.3
Mike0.0%<0.1%60.2%0.2%6.79+2.35.83+2.8
Nate0.0%0.0%1.6%17.9%3.94+0.110.711-0.3
Randy0.0%32.6%55.2%0.3%7.05-2.06.19-2.9
201812 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
NateChampion94.8%94.8%99.8%0.0%9.910+0.11.61+0.6
Matt4.8%64.9%97.6%0.0%8.910+1.12.82+0.8
Jack0.3%17.5%72.4%<0.1%7.56-1.55.36-0.7
Pookie<0.1%3.9%20.6%1.7%5.75-0.77.88-0.2
Randy<0.1%0.8%3.5%4.9%4.64-0.69.410-0.6
Pat<0.1%5.2%44.4%0.5%6.66-0.66.57-0.5
Chester<0.1%5.7%71.9%0.1%7.210+2.85.44+1.4
Joe0.0%7.0%89.4%0.0%7.77-0.74.65-0.4
Marco0.0%0.2%0.6%32.5%3.43-0.410.811-0.2
Mike0.0%0.0%0.2%54.4%3.22-1.211.212-0.8
Shaun0.0%0.2%96.6%0.0%8.610+1.43.23+0.2
VinnyMundane Randy0.0%0.0%3.0%5.9%4.55+0.59.39+0.3
201712 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
RandyChampion66.3%99.5%99.5%0.0%9.57-2.52.53-0.5
Joe21.4%21.4%98.9%0.0%9.511+1.52.71+1.7
Chester12.2%12.2%100.0%0.0%10.810-0.81.42-0.6
Pat0.2%23.1%54.4%0.0%6.57+0.56.46+0.4
Brent0.0%0.0%<0.1%45.9%2.63+0.411.312-0.7
Jack0.0%43.8%84.7%<0.1%7.67-0.64.84+0.8
Marco0.0%0.0%15.8%1.4%5.47+1.68.27+1.2
Matt0.0%<0.1%34.4%<0.1%6.25-1.27.19-1.9
Mike0.0%0.0%63.8%<0.1%6.67+0.46.05+1.0
Nate0.0%0.0%0.7%8.3%3.74+0.310.111-0.9
Shaun0.0%0.0%47.8%0.2%6.45-1.46.68-1.4
VinnyMundane Randy0.0%0.0%0.1%44.0%3.15+1.911.110+1.1
201612 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
JackChampion94.3%94.3%99.8%0.0%10.29-1.21.31+0.3
Shaun2.9%60.0%98.3%0.0%8.38-0.33.23+0.2
Chester1.6%7.4%62.5%0.5%6.88+1.25.94+1.9
Pat0.8%2.6%52.0%1.0%6.35-1.36.610-3.4
Nate0.3%13.0%98.6%0.0%8.99+0.12.42+0.4
Vose0.1%17.0%31.3%2.9%5.86+0.27.76+1.7
Marco<0.1%0.4%0.9%75.5%3.24+0.811.512-0.5
Brent0.0%0.1%18.1%3.9%5.55-0.58.511-2.5
Joe0.0%0.2%13.6%7.5%5.36+0.79.28+1.2
MattMundane Randy0.0%<0.1%15.1%4.0%5.56+0.58.77+1.7
Mike0.0%4.9%41.1%3.6%5.75-0.77.39-1.7
Vinny0.0%0.0%68.5%1.2%6.67+0.45.75+0.7
201512 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
JoeChampion76.2%85.5%99.7%0.0%9.39-0.32.52+0.5
Mike10.9%10.9%38.4%1.7%5.96+0.17.26+1.2
Vose7.0%63.5%100.0%0.0%10.712+1.31.21+0.2
Matt3.9%6.7%89.2%<0.1%7.75-2.74.67-2.4
Vinny1.4%27.1%94.3%<0.1%8.19+0.93.93+0.9
Jack0.2%0.3%14.3%1.9%5.35-0.38.18+0.1
Nate0.2%0.8%94.7%0.0%8.19+0.94.04+0.0
Chester<0.1%0.3%3.6%23.6%4.15+0.910.29+1.2
Shaun<0.1%1.3%6.0%13.7%4.44-0.49.611-1.4
BrentMundane Randy0.0%0.0%2.4%48.2%3.73-0.710.812-1.2
Marco0.0%0.0%12.1%8.4%4.87+2.28.95+3.9
Pat0.0%3.7%45.3%2.5%5.94-1.97.010-3.0
201412 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Mike50.7%77.6%97.7%0.0%9.48-1.42.02-0.0
Brent30.9%31.1%42.2%0.3%6.78+1.36.84+2.8
Matt8.5%9.8%60.2%0.5%7.16-1.15.79-3.3
JoeChampion4.1%5.0%23.2%1.0%6.19+2.98.11+7.1
Vinny3.1%3.1%33.4%0.2%6.47+0.67.37+0.3
Shaun1.6%59.6%92.3%0.0%8.37-1.32.95-2.1
Marco0.8%4.1%81.9%<0.1%7.56-1.54.48-3.6
Pat0.3%1.4%70.9%<0.1%7.28+0.85.33+2.3
Vose<0.1%<0.1%<0.1%40.6%3.24+0.811.311+0.3
IanMundane Randy<0.1%<0.1%1.1%56.5%3.33-0.311.312-0.7
Chester0.0%8.1%44.5%0.4%6.55-1.56.710-3.3
Jack0.0%0.0%52.5%0.4%6.57+0.56.36+0.3
201312 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Matt29.8%80.6%85.5%0.8%8.08+0.03.54-0.5
Joe25.8%31.5%54.6%2.6%6.310+3.76.22+4.2
BrentChampion18.1%18.3%60.0%2.8%6.77+0.35.95+0.9
Chester12.9%12.9%54.9%2.3%6.76-0.76.28-1.8
Jack7.2%8.1%63.2%2.7%6.96-0.95.66-0.4
Vose3.9%4.2%91.7%0.4%8.410+1.62.71+1.7
Marco1.5%22.4%70.6%1.6%7.19+1.95.03+2.0
Ian0.5%0.7%8.8%44.0%4.74-0.710.311-0.7
Pat0.3%5.0%14.0%23.6%5.14-1.19.510-0.5
Shaun<0.1%1.3%15.6%10.0%5.53-2.59.012-3.0
Mike0.0%15.1%54.9%2.6%6.76-0.76.17-0.9
VinnyMundane Randy0.0%0.0%26.2%6.6%5.95-0.98.19-0.9
201212 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Joe39.6%48.3%93.8%0.7%8.08+0.03.22+1.2
Jack25.3%25.3%65.2%6.0%6.36-0.36.97-0.1
VinnyChampion19.6%75.0%95.3%0.1%7.38+0.74.01+3.0
Ian8.0%8.4%48.9%14.6%5.96+0.18.08+0.0
Marco6.7%9.8%69.8%4.9%6.45-1.46.710-3.3
PatMundane Randy0.4%5.9%46.9%15.3%5.96+0.18.29-0.8
Matt0.2%6.1%29.5%23.2%5.54-1.59.412-2.6
Brent0.2%2.4%89.3%1.0%7.27-0.24.65-0.4
Mike<0.1%1.1%60.6%8.4%6.28+1.87.34+3.3
Chester0.0%17.6%79.0%3.3%6.88+1.25.63+2.6
Shaun0.0%0.0%85.4%1.5%6.97+0.15.36-0.7
Vose0.0%0.0%36.3%20.8%5.65-0.68.911-2.1
201112 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
PatChampion67.3%90.8%96.7%0.2%8.09+1.03.52+1.5
Brent21.2%21.2%92.3%0.5%7.28+0.84.63+1.6
Ian3.6%19.0%89.7%0.6%6.87+0.25.76-0.3
Shaun3.5%3.5%28.8%20.1%5.15-0.19.511-1.5
Vinny1.8%13.5%64.9%5.1%5.85-0.87.69-1.4
Chester1.8%13.1%31.6%13.1%5.12-3.19.312-2.7
Mike0.7%0.7%99.7%<0.1%9.510+0.51.71+0.7
Matt0.2%31.4%96.1%0.3%7.88+0.24.14+0.1
Jack0.0%0.0%52.9%6.0%5.56+0.58.37+1.3
Joe0.0%1.4%21.5%36.1%4.76+1.310.18+2.1
MarcoMundane Randy0.0%5.5%29.3%17.9%4.95+0.19.510-0.5
Vose0.0%0.0%96.6%0.1%7.67-0.64.15-0.9
201010 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
VinnyChampion40.0%57.0%72.0%9.8%5.36+0.77.16+1.1
Pat31.6%31.6%99.8%<0.1%8.99+0.12.21+1.2
Jack19.8%19.8%99.6%<0.1%8.19+0.93.12+1.1
Brent7.2%75.9%98.9%<0.1%7.86-1.83.45-1.6
Marco1.5%1.5%98.9%0.2%7.57-0.54.04-0.0
MikeMundane Randy<0.1%1.7%77.9%3.5%5.44-1.47.29-1.8
Joe0.0%12.3%65.3%6.9%5.46+0.67.58-0.5
Matt0.0%0.2%8.7%74.1%3.34+0.79.610-0.4
Shaun0.0%0.0%98.5%0.2%7.48+0.64.23+1.2
Vose0.0%0.0%80.4%5.2%5.96+0.16.67-0.4
200910 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
Joe57.9%77.1%99.5%<0.1%8.29+0.82.61+1.6
ShaunChampion29.0%29.0%99.6%<0.1%8.98-0.92.02-0.0
Matt12.5%57.8%97.8%0.5%7.36-1.34.05-1.0
Mike0.4%23.2%91.5%1.8%6.27+0.86.04+2.0
Jack0.2%8.4%92.3%2.4%6.76-0.75.06-1.0
Ian0.0%0.1%36.7%32.9%4.63-1.68.610-1.4
Marco0.0%3.5%82.9%6.6%6.16-0.16.07-1.0
Pat0.0%0.0%91.0%2.1%6.68+1.45.63+2.6
PookieMundane Randy0.0%0.0%37.1%41.2%4.76+1.38.49-0.6
Vose0.0%0.7%71.5%12.2%5.86+0.26.88-1.2
200810 owners
OwnerAlt. Title RateFinals OddsPlayoff OddsWorst-Record OddsMean WinsActual WinsWin LuckExpected SeedActual SeedSeed Luck
VoseChampion31.2%38.7%87.1%0.9%5.06+1.07.26+1.2
Joe30.3%30.3%100.0%0.0%8.27-1.23.75-1.3
Shaun25.1%73.9%99.3%<0.1%6.910+3.15.02+3.0
Ian12.3%18.9%77.2%1.3%4.56+1.57.87+0.8
Pat1.1%27.5%98.9%<0.1%6.34-2.35.88-2.2
Jack<0.1%0.2%100.0%0.0%10.011+1.01.71+0.7
MarcoMundane Randy0.0%1.2%35.9%7.3%3.94+0.18.59-0.5
Matt0.0%9.4%100.0%0.0%9.89-0.82.03-1.0
Mike0.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%8.68-0.63.24-0.8
Pookie0.0%0.0%1.7%90.6%1.70-1.79.910-0.1